Battery connection



. D. THOMPSON BATTERY CONNECTION Aug. 1, 1933.

Filed Nov. 28, 1930 20219631 fiarr v'an, Z9

19 emergency use, whereby. the cables may be effrct c mp PG t -IT I aQ l 65 33 Fig. 4 is a similar perspective view of another $1011 of recess-13in the loop portion of the 40 of the members used in connection with the armQVement- -55 ber 10, and is clamped therein by means of a will insurea secure mechanical and. electrical 1.10

Patented Aug. 1, 1933" I .Application November 28, 1930 p 75'? 5 Serial No. 498,581.

i ["81 Claims, "(01. 173 259) My invention relates to battery connections, pair.offclampingmemberslfifshown'in detached that is to say, to devicesusedfi'or co'nnecting'the 'perspective in Fig. 4 of the drawing I cables to the terminal posts of storage batteries, Each. of the members 1-6' is provided with an such fox-example as are used inautomobiles and aperture 17,by imeans-of which the members V 5 the like. I 1. "f I. I lfi are mounted on theterminal'postdlbeing g The principal object of my invention is to prodisposed between the horizontally, extending j vide a simple and e'mcient ,batte'ry connection arms ofth e member 0, as 3 f F 1i i i which, whilel'adaptable for making connections the drawing. Each of the members 16 is also of a permanent'chai'acter, also suitable for provided with. an'eccentric peripheral surface readily and expeditiously.conne'ctedto the tere the D i "Pf J P MQ minal posts of storage batteries, in the event b91916, each of Said b lji fer b y 1 that the connection lugs initiallyprovided-beviddiwith anrxtnding E come -f ed at way H When it is desired to use the deviceto effect Afurther object of my inventidnis topro the on c 15 1 3 9 i S r p -hi 7.0 .vide a battery connection whichrwill-be relat e A= e Cable e d' he smppedfend tively inexpensive,' and whi h h readily lsthen inserted n the loopportion of fl er-mem attached, andasecure mechanical andelectrical 0 h le s 1 1 1 9 5 I. connection made by means of the tools usually el between ee em carried in an automobile tool kit w t apertums is h? aper- The nature andcharacteristicfeatures of my l r of the flm 1 hem f invention will be more readily understood from a 3 33 P U FQ lm L h @th the following description. taken in connection ai me d le ma e e mn h mi with the. accompanying drawing forming part p f v0f the r -x 'f 3 I v 5 h f in Afterthe device, assembledflas aboveiis placedgo Figure l is a, perspective View illustrating a 1 93 5 F f m na P /P O he i i m e preferred form of battery connection embodying clamplng be 1 y r s ly si r the mainieatures of my present invention ats u n o l s eliminate e mm n' tached to one of the terminal posts of a storage th e n P9 5 h? 3 Q Q P h 3O battery; r v p clamping-position. The members lo-are rotated 35 Fig. ,2 is ahorizon al section, showing the'in about h m l P9 y fl by engaging the extending arms-l9 -iof'themembers 16 with ternal arrangement; p p

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the mem- Twrenchesfphers" or he "Suitable bers f the device detached; It will be noted thatgbyreason of the proviof the members; v member 10, thestrands of the end l4 of the" 5 15a View similar to Fig. 2, illustrating cable 15 which 15 mounted th W111 bendea modified fo f the invention; and vformed into the recess, thereby locking the end Fig 6 is a perspective view i11uSt1-ating one of the cable more securelyagainst longitudinal i r rangement shown in Fig. 5. I In Fig. 5 of, the drawing," there is shown a,

Referring now more particularly toFigs. 1 to d form of, the devlce, mwhwh a 3 1 of 4 of the drawing, the device there shown in- W are used to eflet the clamplng pe cludes a member 10, shown in detached perspec m g the ee mg shqwn i tive in Fig. 3. The member 10 is preferably. and i iga t 'fimp made of sheet metal, U-shaped' in vertical cross i gg i g g zg g i g? z 2 section. The horizontal arms of the member 10 16 a 1 are provided withaperturis 11 \ghrfih araadapt- By the arrangement herein described. m is 50 e to fit the telnflmal p05 t 8 ba provided a simple, inexpensive,andeflicient' de- .105

The loop p w of the member 10 15 vice for securing the 1 ends of the connection trally gl i d at T 13 d lf zi 13 cables to the terminal posts of storage batteries, D 31 1 a e e En o sea. 8 which iss'o constructed and arranged that it 15 is positioned in the loop portion of the memmay be quickly and easily attached, and which engaging the end of the cable and serving .to

clamp the end of the cable in the of the U-shaped member. 2. A device for connecting a cable tofa terminal post of a storage battery comprising a loop portion U--shaped member having apertures in its arm portions adapted to engage the terminal post,

and the loop portion thereof being adapted to receive'the end of the cable, and a pair of clamping members oppositely disposed between the arms of the U-shaped member, said clamping members simultaneously engaging the ter minal post and the end of the cable.

. 3. Aldevice for connecting. a cable to a terminal post, of a storage battery comprisinga U- shaped member having apertures in its arm portions adapted to engage the terminal post, and the loop portion thereof being adapted to receive :the end of the cable, and a pair of clamping members oppositely disposed between the arms of the U-shaped member, said clamping members having apertures whereby the same engage the terminal post and having eccentric peripheral surfaces adapted to engage and clamp the end of the cable.

4. A device for connecting a cable to a terminal post of astorage battery comprising aU- shaped member having apertures in its arm portionsadapted to engage the terminal post, and the loop portion thereof being adapted to receive the end of the cable, the loop portion having'a transverse recess intowhich the end of the cable is adapted to be deformed to lock the same against longitudinal movement, and a clamping member disposed between the arms of .the U-shaped member and simultaneously en- 5.Ogaging the terminal post u-shaped member having apertures in its arm portions adapted to engage the terminal post, and the loop portion thereof being adapted to .receive the end of the cable, the loop'portion having a transverse recess into which the end of the cable .is adapted to be deformed tolock the same against longitudinal movement, a pair of clamping members oppositely disposed between the arms of the U-shaped member, said clamping members having apertures whereby the same engage the terminal 'post and having eccentric peripheralgsurfaces adapted to engage andclamp'the end of fthe cable.

6. A device for connecting a cable" to a terminal post of a storage battery comprising a U-shaped member having apertures in its arm portionsadaptedto engage the terminal post,

and the loop portion thereof being adapted to,

receive the endof the cable, theloop, portion having a transverse recess, into which the end members also having extending arms for the manipulationof the same. v 7. A device for connecting va cable to a terminal post of a storage battery comprising a 'U-shaped member having apertures in its arm portions adapted to engage the terminal post,

and the loop' portion thereof being adapted to.

receive the'end of the cable, a wedge shaped clamping member disposed between the arms of.

the U-shaped member and simultaneously engaging the terminal post and the end of the cable.

8. A device for connecting a cable to a terminal post of a storage battery comprising a U-shaped member having apertures in its arm portions adapted to engage the terminal post,,

and the loop portion thereof beingadapted to receive the end of the" cable, a pair of wedge.

shaped clamping members oppositely disposed between the arms of the U-shaped'member and simultaneously engagingthe terminal post and the end of the cable.

' DORSEY THOMPSON. 

